Sunny and hot until late this afternoon, when the thunderstorms came back. Then heavy rain. Our high was 89˚F. It is currently 88˚F, with a heat index of 96˚F and (another) flood advisory ( Read more... )

This is turning into a string of crappy days. Crappy unproductive days. Some heavy rain today, and the high was only 79˚F.

No work.

The afternoon's movie was Pulp Fiction, which I'd not seen since it's twenty-fifth anniversary in 2019.

Civilization is a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. ~ Werner Herzog ( Read more... )

A foggy, overcast start to the day, but the sun returned late in the morning, and it was a fine looking afternoon. Currently, it's 67˚F ( Read more... )

Another rainy, cool day, thunder and all. Currently, it's 72˚F, 94% humidity. I know it's been rather thin around here lately, but I'm trying, Ringo, I'm trying real hard.

Later,
CRK


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1. Twenty years ago today Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction opened in theaters. That seems pretty much impossible. The impact of that one film on my own fiction was enormous. I saw it nine times in the theater, at a time when I didn't have money to spend on movies. I was astounded. The dialogue, the gleeful mayhem and profane twists and turns of the ( Read more... )